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• In a surprise move that stunned the music industry, an ALL-DOVER edition of the SWBMBB released a new 19-track CD in 2011! Recorded at Mansions Park pavilion in Manitou Springs (the City of Manitou Springs was foolish enough to issue us a noise variance permit) and at Cloon Cabin in Tranquil Acres (where the nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile away)
The Spaghetti Western B-Movie Blues Band
Manitou Reunion 2011 (live)
(by Billy Roberts)
John Dover - keyboards, vocals
Quentin Dover - lead guitar
Steve Dover - drums
Tom Dover - bass
Aerie Dover - guitar
(by JJ Cale)
John Dover - keyboards, vocals
Quentin Dover - lead guitar
Steve Dover - drums
Aerie Dover - guitar, vocals
(by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards)
John Dover - keyboards, vocals
Quentin Dover - lead guitar
Steve Dover - drums
Tom Dover - bass
Aerie Dover - guitar, vocals
Beth (Dover) Miller - vocals
Bryson Dover - sax
(by Steve Miller)
John Dover - keyboards, vocals
Quentin Dover - lead guitar
Steve Dover - drums
Aerie Dover - guitar
(by Dolores O'Riordan)
Jurairat Jandang (Goo Dover) - vocals
Quentin Dover - lead guitar
Steve Dover - drums
Tom Dover - bass
Aerie Dover - guitar
(by Bob Dylan)
John Dover - keyboards, vocals
Quentin Dover - lead guitar
Steve Dover - drums
Aerie Dover - guitar, vocals
• Produced and engineered by
John Dover j.dover@msn.com
© ℗ 2011
The long-awaited 2nd CD from the SWBMBB came out in 2009--
7 years late, and tens of dollars over-budget!
The Spaghetti Western B-Movie Blues Band
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
• Produced and engineered by John Dover j.dover@msn.com © ℗ 2009
*Quentin and Aerie appear courtesy of the Aurora, IL, band "Kadooge"
**Rob appears courtesy of the Denver band "Dang!"
***Ben appears courtesy of the Denver band "Quicksand Profits"
• Our 1st CD, Dover's Basement 5/11/02,
featured cuts from a drunken music session in my basement
I made an expanded version of this CD, with 8 solo cuts added, the following year
Both produced and engineered by John Dover j.dover@msn.com © ℗ 2002 & 2003
The Spaghetti Western B-Movie Blues Band
Dover's Basement 5/11/02
& Solo Cuts (2003)
(by David Bowie)
John Dover - vocals, keyboards
Rob Matuschek - lead guitar
Kevin Drury - vocals, electric guitar
Trevor Lavens - bass
Dan Hrdlicka - acoustic guitar
Dave Molineux - vocals, acoustic guitar
(by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
same lineup as above
(by Jimmy Buffet)
John Dover - vocals, keyboards, harmonica
(by Vince Guaraldi)
John Dover - keyboards
(by Robbie Robertson)
John Dover - vocals, keyboards, hamonica
2012 recording of The Subdudes song
"Why Can't I Forget About You" (by Allen, Malone, Amedee, Pat McLaughlin, Magnie)
2019 recording of "Looking For Trouble" (by Steve Goodman)
2022 recording of this song from the classic bluegrass album, Old And In The Way
"Midnight Moonlight" (by Peter Rowan)
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LIVE!
Kevin and Ben (on guitars) joined me (on piano) for an "unplugged" acoustic session at my house on 12/3/2022 which included live versions of Peter Rowan's "Midnight Moonlight", George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", and Bob Dylan's "Knocking On Heaven's Door" and "Girl From The North Country"
• The most recent public appearance of the full band was at
There are also several photos of this epic event posted on facebook
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•OYE COMO VA (2021)
•HEY JOE (2020)
•OHIO (2019)
• WICHITA LINEMAN (2018)
• This parody of Elton John's "ROCKET MAN" was made as a tribute to my former colleague,
Mr. Rod McKinney, upon his retirement from Overland HS in 2006
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3rd PARTY RECORDINGS!
• There are also several unofficial pirate recordings of the SWBMBB running around in cyberspace,
including this 2008 YouTube posting by Kevin Drury's niece of my recording of
• In 2009, Rob starred in, and John took part in, Overland High School's faculty production of
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HISTORY!
• The Spaghetti Western B-Movie Blues Band is, to quote Paul Simon,
a "loose affiliation of millionaires, and billionaires, and babies..."
Initially formed as a duo by John Dover (mini-keyboard, harmonica & vocals) and Steve Bracken (guitar) to perform at a weekend ski/casino/music party in March of 1989 at YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch near Winter Park, Colorado.
Our entrance/exit music was a cassette tape of the theme song to "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" by Ennio Morricone, which Steve and I had recorded a few days prior; hence, the namesake of the band.
Quite shockingly, my good friend & co-founder of the band Steve died just 3 months later under dubious circumstances while traveling on business in Atlanta.
But whenever I've played since then, our legacy carries on. Taking all comers, dozens of musicians--some beginners, some professionals, and everything in-between--have played with the band in garages, basements, offices, parties, and stages for over 30 years now!
And whether those who have played with us over the years knew it at the time, or not, I consider them all part of the band--once a SWBMBBer, always a Spaghetti Western B-Movie Blues Band-er!
